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ENERGY PREPARES FOR 2010 SEASON › Read Article | Edmonton Energy Announces 2010 Schedule and New Venue
The Energy has a new home for the 2010 season! Paul Sir, Head Coach and General Manager of the Energy, is exuberant about this year’s venue and schedule. ’We are very excited to be playing our home games in the University of Alberta’s Main Gym this season. This is a venue that has the character and atmosphere that we covet for our fans. Our schedule is the best we have ever been able to offer. Our opening weekend will feature a 3 game ser... |
Energy ousted in quarter finals › Read Article |
Energy post-season dream put to bed by eighth-ranked Explosion after league-best 17-3 regular-season record
By Chris O’Leary,Special To The Journal
July 4, 2009
Paul Sir feels that his Edmonton Energy squad did a lot of things this year.
Choking isn’t one of them.
On the heels of his first-seeded Energy team’s defeat at the hands of the eighth-ranked Snohomish County Explosion in the International Basketball League’s quarterfinal playoff on... |
Explosion short-circuits Energy’s bid for title › Read Article |
By Chris O’leary
July 3, 2009
Explosion 143 Energy 131
(Snohomish County advances to IBL semifinal)
The Edmonton Energy’s storybook season took a nightmarish turn on Thursday night in 143-131 loss to the Snohomish County Explosion.
The International Basketball League’s top team in 2009, the Energy fell to an Explosion team that they downed convincingly in a pair of games in May.
IBL leading scorer Devon Greene’s 52 points sunk Edmonton while Snohomish fo... |
Energy Finishes Season #1 in IBL › Read Article |
Energy beat Vancouver 129-100 to clinch spot in semi finals
LANGLEY, BC - The Edmonton Energy clinched the best record in the IBL and the number one seed in the upcoming IBL Playoffs by soundly defeating the Vancouver Titans 129-100 Monday night in the beautiful new Langley Events Centre.
The Energy started strong and controlled throughout the game. Steve Sir led seven Energy players in double figures with 23 points and 9 rebounds while Will Funn added to h... |
Best Game of the Season › Read Article |
BELLINGHAM, WA – The Energy lost to the defending IBL champion Bellingham Slam 121-115 in a hard-fought contest last night in Washington.
“It was by far the best game of the season,” said Head Coach & GM Paul Sir; “a very physical basketball game, with a disappointing result.” The Energy remains in first place in the IBL, with a 16-3 record.
The Energy was down 8 at halftime but came out with a strong focus to start the 2nd half, building to a 10 point lead. Be... |
Energy visits York Academic › Read Article | Energy to visit York Elementary School
Members of the Energy will visit York Elementary School on Wednesday, Jun 24th to shoot some hoops, answer questions and sign autographs.
The Energy continue to bring their game to Edmonton schools and the community. Recently they visited Riverbend Junior High, joined a High School celebration and even took part in the YMCA annual fundraising golf tournament.
And there might be a surprise visitor for the students and players as well. Tune in to... |
Scruggs leads way in two game sweep › Read Article |
Energy 133 - Tide 101
Energy Point Flow won’t ebb for Tide
Those familiar with the Edmonton Energy might be surprised when Lee Scruggs does things typical of a centre. The opposite holds true for his opponents.
The six-foot-11 Georgetown Hoyas alumnus showed the Tacoma Tide his full repertoire through the weekend in Edmonton’s two-game sweep at MacEwan College.
Scruggs followed up Saturday’s 20-point, seven-rebound, five-assist and four-block effort with 17 points... |
Energy gets ’ugly’ to turn the Tide › Read Article |
By Chris O’Leary, Special to The JournalJune 21, 2009
The Edmonton Energy got win No. 15 on Saturday night, but there was nothing pretty about it.
Playing in front of a crowd of 400 people at MacEwan Gym in their 101-85 win over the Tacoma Tide, the Energy were sloppy with the ball, unlucky under the bucket and lax on defence. The only thing that may have saved their now 10-game win streak was that the Tide were just a little bit worse.
"That was awful," Energy ... |
Energy win again - now 15-2, but . . . › Read Article |
’Awful’ win for 15-2 Energy
By ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI, SUN MEDIA
Last Updated: 21st June 2009, 12:56am
Fifteen and two.
No, that’s not the answer Mike Tyson gave when they asked him what adds up to 18.
It’s the Edmonton Energy’s record, a mark that’s growing more and more impressive each week, even though they looked a little punch drunk in their most recent victory.
"That was awful," said head coach Paul Sir, after a sloppy 101-85 v... |
Kobe-like Patrick gives Energy an extra boost › Read Article |
By Chris O’Leary, FreelanceJune 15, 2009
While the Los Angeles Lakers were toasting their NBA championship victory in Orlando on Sunday, the Edmonton Energy were channelling Lakers of the past and present in their 120-107 victory over the Vancouver (Wash.) Volcanoes.
J.R. Patrick, who showed up prior to the game wearing a Kobe Bryant jersey, was Kobe-like, picking his spots in his 18-point, three-rebound effort.
Will Funn’s routine near-triple-double (25 points, nine rebounds, eig... |
Energy wins defensive battle › Read Article |
Game 1 of the Battle of the IBL titans goes to stingy home side
By DEREK VAN DIEST, SUN MEDIA
Last Updated: 14th June 2009, 2:21am
The Edmonton Energy were looking for a challenge after rolling over the same opponent on a four-game barnstorming tour of the province last week.
Last night at Grant Mac-Ewan College they got one in the Vancouver Volcanoes.
But as has been the case most of the season, the Energy were able to rise to the challenge in a 109-104 victory.
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It’s a Sweep! › Read Article | The Energy swept all four games in the QEII series against the Yamhill (Oregon) Highflyers, pushing them to first place (12-2). This weekend’s match-up will be against the #2 team, the Vancouver Volcanoes.
The QEII series was a high scoring affair; Edmoton put up 608 points during the four games, an average of 152 per game!
Tuesday, June 9th
Energy 159 - Highflyers 101
Monday, June 8th
Energy 142 - Highflyers 86
Saturday, June 6th
Ene... |
New Ticket Prices! › Read Article |
TICKETS FROM $5.00
In celebration of Basketball Month, the Energy has lowered ticket prices for home games. “We want to see as many families as possible,” says Head Coach/GM Paul Sir. “So we’ve introduced a five-dollar ticket and a new family pack.”
You can now enjoy the electricity of an Energy home game for as little at five dollars, sitting in the "Team Zone." These are floor seats immediately behind the players benches.
Y... |
June Is Basketball Month! › Read Article | The Energy have declared June - Basketball Month!
The NBA finals. The Energy are on a roll - AND #1 IN THE LEAGUE! And basketball is HOT in Alberta! Why not declaure June "Basketbal Month?!"
Basketball is the third most popular group activity in Alberta, behind soccer and hockey and ahead of baseball/softball, volleyball and curling. Thousands of youth and adults enjoy the game, many of whom had their first taste of B-Ball in elementary or junior high school.&nbs... |
Maestro Funn orchestrates Energy Win › Read Article |
’Pass-first’ floor general picks up second triple double of season
By Chris O’Leary, Special to The JournalMay 24, 2009 7:59 AM
Will Funn doesn’t say much off the court, but the Edmonton Energy point guard’s actions on the court are saying more than enough for his team.
The six-foot-three Portland State product picked up his second triple double of the season, recording 10 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds in the Energy&rs... |
Energy snuff Explosion › Read Article |
Coach suits up to fill out Snohomish County roster
By DEREK VAN DIEST, SUN MEDIA
23rd May 2009, 2:41am
Chris Weakly is usually on the sidelines in a dress shirt barking orders to his basketball team.
However, last night the head coach of the Snohomish County Explosion threw on a uniform and led his team onto the floor.
Yet, despite his game-high 39 points, the Explosion could not keep pace with the Edmonton Energy who cruised to a 159-127 win at MacEwan College. The two teams face each othe... |
Energy roll to easy win over Explosion › Read Article |
Energy roll to easy win over Explosion
By Chris O’Leary, Special to The JournalMay 23, 2009 8:35 AM
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Energy splits weekend with Bellingham Slam › Read Article |
BELLINGHAM SLAM 141 - EDMONTON ENERGY 121
Defending IBL league champions, The Bellingham Slam rode the hot shooting of Ira Graham to split the weekends double header and come out ahead of the defeated the Edmonton Energy, 141-121.
The game started out at a much slower pace than Friday’s contest, as both teams combined for just 52 points in the first quarter, one more than the Slam’s first quarter output the night before. Bellingham used a 16-3 burst in the game’s opening minutes to... |
Energy lives up to its name, beat Bellingham Friday › Read Article |
- The best game I’ve been part of: Coach Sir
EDMONTON: Somewhere, somehow, the Energy found a way to live up to their name.
Edmonton’s International Basketball League team overcame a shocking 21-point first-quarter deficit to hand the reigning champion Bellingham Bulls a 144-134 defeat in what Energy coach Paul Sir called: "the best game I’ve been part of since I’ve been coaching in the IBL."
The comeback almost defies description.
In ... |
Energy team members head back to school › Read Article |
Team visits local high school Tuesday
EDMONTON - Several members of the Edmonton Energy are going back to high school -- but only for awhile.
Paul Sir, coach and general manager of the International Basketball League team, announced today that Energy players will start their visit to Edmonton Christian High School (14304-109a Avenue) on Tuesday afternoon (May 19) at 2:30.
The invitation was extended by Principal Rob Hofstede and athletic director Rick Pease, a former star player ... |
Slam falls at Edmonton › Read Article |
May, 15, 2009
Sports Desk / THE BELLINGHAM HERALD
The Bellingham Slam couldn’t benefit from a dominant first quarter as they were defeated by the Edmonton Energy 144-134 in an International Basketball League divisional contest at the Grant MacEwan Centre on Friday, May 15.
The 144 points allowed set a new team record for defensive futility for the Slam. The previous record was 138, set in a 138-119 loss to the American Basketball Association’s San Jose Skyrockets on M... |
Sweet 16 for Funn › Read Article |
Energy guard nails triple double
By CON GRIWKOWSKY, EDMONTON SUN; SUN MEDIA
16th May 2009
As wild and crazy a reputation the International Basketball League has for taking hoops to a new level, it may have outdone itself last night,
All the Edmonton Energy did was spot the defending IBL champion Bellingham Slam a 21-point first-quarter lead, then roared back to a 144-134 win.
Bellingham was unconscious out of the gate, hitting their first seven three-pointers - eight of 10 ... |
Shocking comeback heroics from Energy › Read Article |
Point guard Funn puts up triple-double to lead team past early 21-point deficit
By Chris O’Leary, FreelanceMay 16, 2009 8:12 AM
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Titans toppled by endless Energy › Read Article |
By DEREK VAN DIEST, SUN MEDIA
Last Updated: 10th May 2009, 4:52am
The Edmonton Energy didn’t bother waiting around until the fourth quarter to pull away from the Vancouver Titans last night.
The Energy took control of the International Basketball League contest early and cruised to a 144-119 victory in front of a small crowd of about 200 at MacEwan College.
The win improved the Energy’s record to 3-1 on the season, while the Titans dropped to 3-6.
"I t... |
Energy run away From Titans in 144-119 Victory › Read Article | EDMONTON - When your team scores 144 points and has a slew of players in double-digits in scoring, it’s odd that the coach wants to celebrate the defensive efforts of one of his players. That’s just what Paul Sir did, though, after the Edmonton Energy downed the Vancouver Titans 144-119 on Saturday night at MacEwan Gym.
"He was our best defender all night," Sir said of Energy point guard Alex Steele. "He did the best job...they have outstanding guard (in Vancouver’s Kyle Keye... |
Harker on Mark - Energy Takes Vancouver for Two › Read Article |
Edmonton Energy Take Vancouver 144-119
Derek Van Diest, Edmonton Sun May 9, 2009
In basketball, the closer to the basket, the easier to score.
Because of that, getting to the hoop can often provide to be a challenge for those smaller in stature, averse to getting knocked on their backsides by skyscrapers who double as forwards.
Fortunately for the Edmonton Energy, they have a number of big bodies to bang around with this season. Few are bigger and more affective then Skouson Harker, who join... |
Apples and watermelons › Read Article | Edmonton Energy head coach Paul Sir liked what he saw from his basketball team in their opening weekend. Now he’d like the rest of the city to witness it as well.
"We’re very excited to get in front of our home crowd again and we’ve very excited to play against another Canadian team," Sir said. "Vancouver has a lot more games under their belt so far than we do, and they’re hungry.
"They have talent. They have some kids that can really shoot, th... |
Energy full of ... energy › Read Article |
Solid inside game proves too much for Vancouver to handle
Derek Van Diest, Sun Media, Saturday May 8, 2009
It was a different look, but essentially the same team that hit the floor last night dressed up as the Edmonton Energy.
The players who worked so hard to put out a competitive product as the Chill last season, only to have it tainted by an owner who blew town, were back out last night hosting the Vancouver Titans in their home opener.
And in front of a modest crowd a... |
Sir enthusiastic about Energy › Read Article |
Edmonton coach excited about entertaining home opener for reorganized IBL team
By Chris O’Leary, FreelanceMay 9, 2009 8:02 AM
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Basketball has taken Scruggs everywhere but NBA › Read Article |
Energy’s big man has played professional hoops on four continents
By John MacKinnon, The Edmonton JournalMay 9, 2009 8:02 AM
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Fast-paced Home Opener Sets Stage for Rematch tonight. › Read Article | Solid Second Half Leaves Energy With Victory
The Edmonton Energy kept a promise to themselves last night.
"We wanted to play well in our first home game," leading scorer Stephen Sir said after a 114-96 victory over the Vancouver Titans. "Except for a few lapses, we think we did play well."
A solid first quarter let the Energy build a 22-point lead midway through the second quarter, but it was narrowed to two points at the half -- a sign that the improving Titans ... |
Energy Lives Up to Name in IBL Victory › Read Article |
Solid early lead results in first 2009 win
LOS ANGELES -- The Edmonton Energy held off a late charge by the Los Angeles Lightning last night and emerged with a split in their first two games of the International Basketball League season.
"In the second half, we let their shooters get started," head coach Paul Sir said Sunday after a 128-115 triumph.
"It’s easy to see why their three big players (Lamont Murray, Bryon Russell and Fred Vinson) had the success that ... |
Former NBA players spoilers in Energy’s first game › Read Article | Former NBA players spoilers in Energy’s first game of the IBL season
LOS ANGELES -- Three former NBA players spoiled the International Basketball League debut of the Edmonton Energy.
The Energy, who were constructed from the ashes of last year’s failed Edmonton Chill, opened an 18-point lead in the first half before Lamont Murray, Byron Russell and Fred Vinson launched a comeback that gave the Los Angeles Lightning a 108-102 victory on Saturday night.
Murray woun... |
Lightning to strike twice this weekend › Read Article |
Edmonton’s revamped pro hoops franchise opens season in Los Angeles against star-studded opponent
By Chris O’Leary, Special to The Edmonton Journal May 2, 2009
The debate had been growing throughout the week.
With the Edmonton Energy’s final two players rounding out the professional basketball club’s roster in the last few days, the topic of this year’s team versus last year’s Edmonton Chill seemed to be resurfacing at an increasing rate.
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Energy’s Parker returns after pro gig in Germany › Read Article |
Posted By Brian Swane/EXAMINER STAFF
I’m hoping to help this team as much as I can on a championship run, and for next year definitely make it back over to Europe.
He looks as conditioned as ever, still has the same gregarious personality, but there was something different about Andrew Parker when the Edmonton Energy introduced its roster for the 2009 International Basketball League season last week.
The first hint was when he started speaking German.
Parker, a former star ... |
Coach Sir fills out his roster › Read Article | Edmonton– Two more veterans with solid international credentials will open the season with the Edmonton Energy.
General manager-coach Paul Sir announced the addition of 31-year-old Skouson Harker, a Raymond Comets High School standout who played at Utah Valley Junior College and the NCAA division-one Oregon Ducks before moving overseas, and Steve Sir, the all-time leader in NCAA three-point shooting.
Harker, a power forward at 6-foot-8 and 240 pounds played in Germany and Great Br... |
Energy Equation - Coach Sir has a formula › Read Article |
Energy equation
Coach Sir has a formula
By GERRY MODDEJONGE, SUN MEDIA
It’s only his second season as a head coach in the International Basketball League, but Paul Sir has already discovered his formula for success.
"Character, plus talent, plus effort equals success," said the coach and general manager of the Edmonton Energy.
Sir, who coached the Edmonton Chill last year in the IBL, said the equation was the priority for the team’s recruitment efforts over the off-sea... |
Germany’s fine, but there’s no place like home › Read Article | Germany’s fine, but there’s no place like home
Andrew Parker glad to be back
By Chris O’Leary, Freelance to the Edmonton Journal April 24, 2009
Flanked by his soon-to-be teammates on Thursday, Andrew Parker sat hanging onto his meal ticket.
With a Molten international-style basketball in his hands, the Edmonton Energy guard/forward was a part of the team’s press conference, where coach Paul Sir introduced a large chunk of the team’s 2008-09 International Basketbal... |
Funn, Tabb signings ’huge for us’ › Read Article |
Funn, Tabb signings ’huge for us’: coach
Chris O’Leary, Special to The Journal
Freelance April 24, 2009
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Scruggs & Funn added to Energy lineup › Read Article |
Scruggs & Funn added to Energy lineup
- Edmonton Energy continues to take shape
Edmonton - April 23, 2009 - With the season opener fast approaching, the 2009 edition of the Edmonton Energy continues to take shape.
Returning centre Lee Scruggs and top-level point guard Will Funn were among the players introduced today and general manager-coach Paul Sir confirmed that more significant signings are expected soon.
Funn, 27, spent three productive seasons with the Portl... |
Energy wins first outing - Coach Announces Roster › Read Article |
EDMONTON
- April 24, 2009 The Edmonton Energy showed plenty of it in their first and only pre-season game of the 2009 International Basketball League season.
Playing against a select team of university and college players, the Energy recorded a 105-80 victory before a small crowd, including national coach Leo Rautins, at the McNally High School gym.
"It was a good night," said Energy coach Paul Sir, whose t...
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Energy pulls the Tabb into Edmonton › Read Article | Energy pulls the Tabb into Edmonton
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- April 23, 2009
Edmonton– The Edmonton Energy today announced that forward Michael Tabb will join the Edmonton Energy. Introduced at this morning’s media conference, Tabb revealed his unique introduction to professional basketball.
"I was fooling around with some friends when somebody from the NBA was watching," he said after joining his new International Basketball League team Thursday mornin... |
Two more players added to the roster › Read Article |
TWO MORE PLAYERS ADDED TO THE ROSTER
- Edmonton ENERGY invites Shand & Broadus
Edmonton – April 12, 2009 At least two players have been invited to join the Edmonton Energy of the International Basketball League.
After a series of workouts Saturday (April 11th) at Louis St. Laurent High School (Edmonton), Energy head coach Paul Sir made offers to 6-foot-10 pivot Kevin Shand and speedy guard William Broadus, whose brother Rashaun was a standout for Edmonton in the IBL ... |
Hawaiin rookie impresses at Edmonton Energy open tryout › Read Article |
Hawaiian rookie impresses at Edmonton Energy open tryout
William Broadus hopes to follow in brother’s footsteps
By Chris O’Leary, Special to The Journal April 12, 2009 8:09 AM
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Local players to boost Energy lineup › Read Article | Local players to boost Energy lineup
Basketball team signs three hometown hoopsters for upcoming IBL season
Posted By Brian Swane/EXAMINER STAFF
The local International Basketball League team has gone from calling itself the ‘Chill’ to being dubbed the ‘Energy.’
What remains unchanged is the municipality preceding the moniker.
So fittingly, Edmontonians will again figure prominently in the team’s lineup this basketball season.
Last week, the Edmont... |
Please, Sir, I want some more basketball › Read Article | Please, Sir, I want some more basketball
Energy boss charged up for new season
By John MacKinnon, The Edmonton Journal March 27, 2009
Paul Sir has to do some creative lineup juggling to begin the IBL season.
You can’t always get what you want, the song goes, but Edmonton Energy GM-head coach Paul Sir is finding that getting what you need can be a juggling act, too.
Sir, the main mover behind relaunching the city’s International Basketball League franchise from the s... |
Four Familiar Athletes Suit Up › Read Article | Edmonton ENERGY welcomes all comers to April 11 tryout
Edmonton - Four familiar athletes will suit up this year for the Edmonton Energy of the International Basketball League.
"These are our first signings and there will be more in a few days," general manager-coach Paul Sir said as he named former University of Alberta standouts Alex Steele and Andrew Parker, along with Eastglen High School grad J.R. Patrick and Antwon Mills.
Patrick, a graduate of Santa Clara University -- same scho... |
Global News › Read Article | Global News Edmonton’s feature on the new Edmonton Energy.
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Shareholder/Employee Bios › Read Article | 1. David Dorward CMA CA (President)
David Dorward founded the GO Centre, which soon will provide much-needed space for Edmonton youth to engage in basketball, gymnastics, volleyball and numerous other sports. He also is the principal owner of Dorward & Company Chartered Accountants. Father of four, grandfather of eight, graduate of Nait and the University of Alberta, the Energy President is a former basketball coach and referee, past president of the Edmonton Crippled Children’s Fund and a former c... |
Five Questions With Coach Paul Sir › Read Article | Q -- Where do most of the players in the International Basketball League come from and how good are they?
A -- Jamario Moon, who now plays regularly for the Toronto Raptors, was in the IBL with a team in Indianapolis. Like most of our league’s players, he was part of good NCAA programs and used the IBL to sharpen his skills and keep his options open for a job at the world’s best professional level. Many IBL players, including several with strong Edmonton connections, also play elite-level basketb... |
